Authorities responded to EPCOT on Tuesday afternoon after a medical emergency was reported inside the second Walt Disney World Resort theme park. The incident, described in police scanner traffic as a “person down,” occurred just weeks after a series of tragic guest deaths across Central Florida Disney properties.
Shortly after noon on December 2, the X (formerly known as Twitter) account @WDWActiveCrime, which tracks police and first responder activity near Walt Disney World Resort, posted the alert about the EPCOT call. The report noted the standard code for a guest in distress and listed an address corresponding to EPCOT’s main entrance.
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 12/02/25 12:15 PM
🚨: Person Down at 📍: EPCOT Park
#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 12/02/25 12:15 PM
🚨: Person Down at 📍: EPCOT Park#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney pic.twitter.com/epmYjvK3cY— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) December 2, 2025
As is common for emergency calls on Disney property, the listed location may not reflect the exact area where first responders arrived, since calls are routed to centralized dispatch points.
No additional details have been released about the guest involved in Tuesday’s emergency or their condition. A “person down” alert can refer to a variety of medical issues, ranging from dehydration or fainting to more serious health episodes. In some recent cases at Walt Disney World Resort, similar calls were later updated after authorities confirmed a fatality. However, the terminology alone does not indicate that a guest has died.
The EPCOT incident comes during a difficult period for Walt Disney World Resort. Over the last two months, five guests have died across multiple Disney Resort hotels. In October, two separate tragedies occurred at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, where 31-year-old Summer Equitz and 28-year-old Matthew Cohn both died by suicide. Around the same time, another guest died of natural causes at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort.
Two additional natural-death cases followed in November at Disney’s Pop Century Resort and Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort. Authorities did not identify those guests but stated that foul play was not suspected in either incident.
Despite the string of recent emergencies, officials have not issued any warnings about guest safety at the theme parks or hotels. EPCOT, Magic Kingdom Park, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park remain open and operational. Visitors who encounter active first responders are advised to follow all verbal or posted instructions, as Disney cast members sometimes block pathways to protect the privacy and dignity of individuals receiving medical care.
The Disney Fanatic team sends our thoughts to everyone affected by the emergency call at EPCOT on Tuesday afternoon.
